Space Jump Response
by Kevin N.
Wow. That's the only thing I can think to say.
I don't know how he found the courage to jump off from there. You could tell that he was anxious and hesitant before the jump, but 120,000 feet in the air who wouldn't be?
Honestly, so much could have gone wrong. Just after the launch, his visor began to fog and they considered postponing the mission. But Felix persevered and continued with the mission.
As soon as he jumped a new crisis occured, he began to spin out of control and fell into a 'death spin' but he was able to get himself back into control. Along with that, his suit could have ripped, his oxygen supply could have failed; if anything went wrong at such an altitude, it would have resulted in an almost sure death.
I feel extremely proud of Felix for his perseverance despite the jump having been postponed multiple times since 2004 and the consideration of a last-minute cancellation.
What I felt was most amazing about his jump was that Felix happens to be claustrophobic. Imagine being inside the capsule all alone and with no control, then barricaded inside a bulky spacesuit as you fly at over 800 miles per hour towards the ground.
Just imagine yourself inside the capsule, being kept up by a large helium balloon; with no control.
You could feel the relief as he landed (amazingly smoothly) in the desert as he fell to his knees and had his family cheering on. When it was all said and done, he is now one of the few who can claim that they 'stood on top of the world'.
This was really an amazing and inspiring video to watch. Thank you for sharing!
-Kevin N.
References:
-DailyMail.co.uk
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2220683/Felix-Baumgartner-Now-cleanup-Balloon-lassoed-packed-supersonic-skydiver-Fearless-Felixs-128-000-foot-Red-Bull-jump.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
-CNN
http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/12/tech/claustrophobia-skydiver/index.html
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1 comments:
Kevin,
I like the multi-paragraph format of your post. That is what we will be moving towards. To improve, work on expanding your paragraphs and maybe introducing who "he" is in the opening paragraphs. IT is almost narrative in style, which is fine but maybe a little more description would add to your reader's ability to visualize what you were seeing. FOr example, how could you tell he was nervous? What was he doing, or not doing, that made you think this? Vivid description here would certainly give your readers a sense of the tension and suspense as the world awaits Felix's attempt.
I also like that it is obvious you have done some further research. To make this post more credible to your readers, hyperlink or provide your references so that we can read / validate your sources of information. For example, if your source for the claustrophobia comment comes from Claustrophobics R Us, it may need further validation, over a source like CNN or NASA for example.
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